Cooking utensil.



No. 739,422. l 1 AI3B1`9TBD $99122', 1993.,

R. v; JONES. y

COOKING UTENSIL. APPL-loulou FILED' JUNE ze. 1902.

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UNITED STATES g atented September 22, 1903. r

. PATENT OFFICE.

'ROBERT viNroN JoNEs, or CANTON omo. A

COOKING UTENSIL.`

rncrnreA'rIoN for-ming part of Letters Patent No.- 739,422, datedseptember 22, 1903'.

Application fata Jun@ 28,1902. sentira-113.648. ci@ man To all whom tmay concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT VINToN JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing. at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Cooking Utensil, of which the following is aspeoication.

The present invention relates to cooking utensils, and the objectthereof is to provide an article of this character having mechanismwhich will permit the thorough and uniform stirring of the food withoutthe necessity of raising the cover, thus avoiding the escape of steamand the segregated atomic particles of food and matter in which saidfood is cooked. f v. A further object is to provide stirring mechanismwhich may be adjusted `to varioussizes of vessels andto employ inconnection therewith means which willl prevent the burning `f the food.

The preferred construction of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved utensil.

construction of the arms and the connections of the stirrer-bladestherewith. Fig. 4 isa detail perspective view showing one manner inwhich said arms may be extended. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional Viewthrough'Fig. 4.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts-in all thefigures of the drawings.

Thereceptacle or vessel,whicl1 is designated 10, may bc of any desiredform or shape, preferablyhaving an outstandingannular rim 11 at itsupper edge. A supplemental bottom l2 is arranged within the vessel orreceptacle and ts snugly upon the bottom thereof. This supplementalbottom is preferably though not necessarily constructed of aluminium andhas an annular upstanding flange 13. It is imperforate and is providedwith a centrallydisposed step-bearing socket 14. The cover 15 isarranged upon the receptacle and has a rabbet 16 in its edge, whichreceives the upper 'edge and flange' 11 of the vessel, as clearly shownin Fig. 2.' The cover is Ifurthermore provided with a suitable handle17, and a but- Fig.V 2 is avertical sectional Viewl vtaken on the line XX of Fig. l. l

perspective View more clearly showing theV Fig. 3 is a" ton 18, pivotedto the rim of the receptacle,`

holds said cover in; place.

@Passing throughthe center of the cover is a vertically-disposed shaft19, having its lower end stepped in the bearing 14, its upper end'projecting some distance above the vcover and having a handle-crank 20attached thereto. An upstanding bracket 21 is secured to the upper faceof the cover l5 and is provided with an opening 22, through which theshaft passes, this bracket serving to prevent the lateral movement ofthe shaft and being especially useful when the mechanism isemployedwithout the supplemental bottom 12.

To thelower portion of the shaft 19 is attached a cross-bar 23, that isspaced above the bottom 12. The opposite ends of said arms areextensible, being formed of sections 24a, that are foldable, as shown inFig. 2, though capable of being arranged in alinement and longitudinallyadjustable, as illustrated in Fig. 4. Stirrer-blades 25 are attached tothe arms, said blades consisting of curved plates that are movable overthebottom 12 and have upstanding shanks 26,passed formed in thearm-sections. The stirrerblades are thus revolubly adjustable onVerticalfaxes. upon the arms and are also lonnormally held against suchmovements `by clamping-nuts 28, threaded Vuponthe upper ends. of theshanks and bearing lagainst the arms. The supplementary bottom, besideswithin the receptacle, also hasa step-bearing and can be placed within asheet-metal utensil that otherwise would not have a suficientlythickbottom to permit the formation of a socket Aforthe lower end o f theshaft. The upstandingperipheral' flange 13 serves as a guide to directthe material from `the walls of the utensil to the stirrer-vblades,which in turn move it toward the-center, thus creating a continuousmovement over the bottom.

in a small vessel, the sections of the arms are folded as shown in Fig.2, and as this places the opening or the slots in alinement the throughsaid alined slots. This permitsthe bar constitute outstanding arms 24.These through longitudinally-disposed slots 2'7,`

When the stirring mechanism'is employed gitudinally movable thereon; butthey-are serving4 to prevent burning of food placed ICO shanks of thestirrer-blades are passed` adjustment of the blades with respect to oneanother, and they may`be arranged at any angle desired. When the-stirreris placed Within a larger vessel, the arms are extended, as shown, bysecuring the movable sections in projecting positions at the ends of theinner sections. They are held in this position by the shanks of certainof the stirrer-blades being passed through the alined openings, theirpivotal movement being prevented by holding-lugs 29, carried by themovable sections and engaging in the slots of the inner sections.

It will be evident that by thisV construction food placed within thevessel can be thoroughly and uniformly stirred Without the necessity ofremoving the cover, thus avoiding the objectionable spattering or escapeof steam. The stirrer, furthermore, may be eX- tended so that it can beused in vessels of different sizes.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the hereindescribed invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art Without further description, and it Will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a cooking vessel, of a removable supplementalbottom fitted Within the vessel and having a step-bearing, an uprightshaft journaled in the bearing, an arm secured to the shaft, andstirrer-blades attached to the arm.

2. The combination With a cooking vessel, of a removable supplementalbottom fitted Within the vessel and having a centrally-dis posedstep-bearing,a cover arranged upon the vessel, an upright shaftjournaled in the bearing and passing through the cover, arms attached tothe shaft, stirrer-blades secured to the arms and movable over thesupplemental bottom, and a handle attached to the upper end of theshaft.

3. The combination with avessel, of an upright shaft j ournaled therein,an outstanding arm carried by the shaft, a stirrer blade mounted andrevolubly adjustable on a vertical aXis upon the arm, and means forfastening the blade against its revoluble movement upon said arm.

4./ The combination with a vessel, of an upright shaft j ournaledtherein, an outstanding arm carried by the shaft, a stirrer-bladeslidably mounted upon the arm and revolubly adj ustable on averticalaxis, and means for fastening the blade against movement in said arm.

5. The combination With a vessel, of an upright shaft journaled therein,an outstanding arm carried by the shaft and having a slot, astirrer-blade having a shank slidably mounted and revolubly adjustableon a vertical axis in the slot, and a clamping-nut threaded upon theshank and arranged to hold said stirrerblade against movement on thearm.

6. The combination with a vessel, of an upright shaft journaled therein,oppositely-disposed outstanding arms carried .by the shaft, said armshaving longitudinally disposed slots, stirrer-blades having shanks thatare slidably mounted and revolubly adjustable on vertical axes in theslots, and clamping-nuts threaded upon the shanks and bearing againstthe arms to hold the stirrer-blades against movement on said arms.

7. The combination with a vessel, of a shaft journ aled therein, anextensible arm comprising slidably-associated sections having slots, oneof said sections being attached to the shaft, stirrer-blades mountedupon the sections, one of said blades having ashank that passes throughthe slots of both sections and constitutesmeans forfastening themtogether.

S. The combination with acooking vessel, of a supplementary bottomiitted in the vessel and having an upstanding peripheral flange at itsed ge,and stirrer-blades revolubly mounted in -the vessel and havingtheir ends movable alongside the upstanding peripheral flange.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

, ROBERT VINTON JONES.

Witnesses: i

I-IoMER V. BRIGGLE, VICTOR D. Nrs'r.

